The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-14
FEATURES or THE ELECTION.

GERS. 1t is said that the county affairs are
in bad state.
FEATURES or THE ELECTION.
Alter much coaxir2 by the Republican
leaders Mr.. Higginbo.hsm was persuaded
to accept the candidacy for the Lsgis.
latute two days bOforo the election. An
element OF the Democratic party had re-
fused to eupport Beckwith, and 1t was
thought they would vote for Higgiuboth.
am. Many OF them did 80, but owing to
the shortness OF the time for a canvass, a
very email Republican vote was out
There was no money for expenses. The
Democratic candidate, however, WAS bad.
ly frightened and went to work. Every
vote possible was brought out by the ring.
Over five Thousand dollars WAS spent Ior
tho purpose, so badly were they fright.
ensd. Here is how the money YVES used,
and l am told it Ia specimen Of all Jeifct!
son county elections when the Bourbon
ring is managing. Every word Of this is
capable Of proof:
Whisky was used freely in the public
street, contrary to law. At least one DEM
ocrat kept "opsn house." and files of men
were going in all day, whisky being as
free as water. Whenever the ring sent
out boodler to buy fresh votes, il lie was
one they were afraid to trust with cash.
he wss furnished with orders for from 81
to ST Is. Mr.. FrsnkLeisenring, Repub.
lican manager, was threatened with q
boycott by county otticesunlegs he quit
working for his ticket.
Previous to the election q Jefferson
Bourbon leader came to Washington to see
Mr.. LeiDenring, who Was here on incur.
ance business, and offered to pay him lib.
orally if he would manipulate tho Repub-
licsn vote for him in case he ran for the
Legislature. Mr.. Leisenring Indignantly
spurned the offer and renented tho insult
by going to Jefferson county and working
hard for Mr.. Higeinbotham. The Bourbon
expressed great dissstisfaction at 'the way
things are going" aud said: ~ am going
to leave the State. Certain men out there
are masking cats paw Of me-, I do their
work and spend all my money for them,
but when IN Office is to bs given am not
considered nvailable!o
BULLDozING coLoRED rEopLB.
Colored school teachers were threatened
with dismissal by the Board OF Education.
(Mr. Colston, Chairman OF the Democratic
Executive Committee, is President Of the
Board) Thus five or six Of the most in
telligent colored Republicans wore kept
from the polls by intimidation. This is
not all. The opinion is gaining ground
that Beckwith did not receive 80 large o
majority as he is credited with. Within
twenty minutes after the polls closed in
Charlestown, the vote Of precincts nine
miles nway was bulietined-this, too,
with no telegraphic or telephone commu-
nicstion. In many precincts the votes
were counted and announced by the
Judges ss cast, which was contrary to law,
Us Charlestown was the only precinct on
titled to the privilege. In ODD precinct
Beckwith's majority is stated ct more than
the total vote cast.
/, These are only few OF the facts In con.
nection with the election. Is it any
wonder that the best men Of the county
are ready 10 repudiate the Bourbon party
and join in the effort to get the control OF
the county from them next year?
To show the character OF the revolt
against tho Bourbon-boodle methods, l
will give you n fSw names OF those Dem.
ocrats who openly voted the Republican
ticket: Hon. Alex. Hunter, former prose-
cutting attorney (who prosecuted John
Brown, Col. Thomas A. Moore, who has
been for fifty years the Democratic CLERK
OF the csuuty, Mr.. H. O. Talbot, Prssi-
dent Of the First National Bank, Mr.. War
rem Eby, ono h the most substantial far.
mers Of tho county, Rev. ]. W. Tongue, a
miniater in tho NJ. E. church South, Mr..
George Marloye, tho leading farmer and
taxpayer Of the county, George F. Eichel-
berger, Charles H. Knots, leading far.
mer, Hon. John W. Grantham, removed
from directorship Of the Charlestown
Bank because no opposed the ring.
Hon. VIM. II. 1ravers, DR.. ]. D. Star.
ry, Hon. Cleon Moore, Mr.. George Tear
ney and hundreds Of other mon Of like
character refused to vote, In spite OF Beck
with's personal appeals. 81
These gentlemen are staunch Democrats,
but they are disguised with Bourbon rule.
And this Is Shatis coming in somo other
Bourbon counties. Fhere are few Re-
publicaus who cannot eco 1t this way
now, but they will in timo. - Z